Small acts
Snatched moments and tiny reminders
I feel like I’m already chasing my tail this week and it’s only Wednesday morning.
Unexpected interruptions, poorly small ones and changing plans have meant my start to this week has been anything but smooth.
I’ve been thinking about the worries that a child carries, about the worries my own children carry and that children throughout the world have to hold and carry right now. My hands have felt very full again and I have caught myself feeling utter despair and rage at what is happening in the world right now, wondering and questioning how on earth I can help, what I can do and what I can offer to this beautiful planet.
I try to counter this feeling by signing petitions and donating by refusing to look away…
Small things, tiny things, never enough things but maybe something...
As I drove to pick up my eldest from school yesterday afternoon, I felt the silent creep of doubt about what it means to be in pursuit of a writing dream that at times feels so far out of reach. I questioned again how I can show up and offer something and how these dreams and hopes can contend with all the other demands and realities of work/life/relationships right now.
A ticker-tape whirr of things big and small, of things personal yet universal, flickered as I drove and I felt the tears brim at the edges.
As the thoughts threatened to tip me over, I looked up from the road and saw a beautiful being sitting in a tree.
This one-of-a-kind bird is one I’ve met a couple of times. It inspired a children’s story that I started writing as I was recovering from surgery last year, a story I have finally finished and started to send off out into the world.
Whatever happens with that story, seeing this special bird again was a timely reminder to look at that which is right in front of me, a timely reminder to be remain defiant in the face of despair.
Thank you so much for reading, don’t forget there’s co-writing on again this morning and below is a little reminder about a new thing that I’ve been working on, thank you so much to everyone who has already bought their own set, it truly means the world and I am so excited to see these cards in use…
One small moment in your day.
A time to pause.
A little while to reflect.
One word.
One small act of attention.
Introducing Small Acts of Attention a set of word cards that can be used to help kindle your imagination.
Whether you are looking for some daily inspiration, a moment of quiet reflection or would like a prompt to help you journal or write, each card is intended to be an invitation to help spark a moment for you to pause and reflect.
Fancy a set of your own? Head to my website to find out more.
As a little gift to anyone who purchases a set before 15th April, I’ll be running a free workshop on Friday 25th April on Small Acts of Attention which you can either join live or receive a recording of afterwards if you can’t attend on the day.
Thank you so much for your support.